Writing

Richard Connell

Born 1893-10-17 · Dutchess County, New York, USA · Died 1949-11-12

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Edward Connell Jr. (October 17, 1893 – November 22, 1949) was an American author and journalist, probably best remembered for his short story "The Most Dangerous Game". Connell was one of the most popular American short story writers of his time and his stories appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. He had equal success as a journalist and screenwriter and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942 for best original story for the film Meet John Doe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Connell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Most Dangerous Game★ 7
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
Surviving the Game★ 6
Surviving the Game
1994
Meet John Doe★ 7.3
Meet John Doe
1941
Our Relations★ 7
Our Relations
1936
The Most Dangerous Game★ 5.1
The Most Dangerous Game
2022
Run for the Sun★ 6
Run for the Sun
1956
Presenting Lily Mars★ 6.1
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
The Milky Way★ 6.1
The Milky Way
1936
Her Highness and the Bellboy★ 6.4
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945
A Game of Death★ 6.2
A Game of Death
1945
Hired Wife★ 6.7
Hired Wife
1940
The Woman Hunt★ 3.8
The Woman Hunt
1972
Thrill of a Romance★ 6.2
Thrill of a Romance
1945
Two Girls and a Sailor★ 5.6
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
Nice Girl?★ 5.3
Nice Girl?
1941
Most Dangerous Game★ 8.3
Most Dangerous Game
2021
Brother Orchid★ 6.5
Brother Orchid
1940
Rio Rita★ 6.7
Rio Rita
1942
Love on Toast★ 5.5
Love on Toast
1937
The Kid from Brooklyn★ 6.2
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
Dark Streets
Dark Streets
1929
Doctor Rhythm★ 6
Doctor Rhythm
1938
Bright Lights
Bright Lights
1925
No Place to Go
No Place to Go
1927
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
1929
Cheer Up and Smile
Cheer Up and Smile
1930
F-Man
F-Man
1936
Luxury Liner★ 5
Luxury Liner
1948